Tandoori
//tænˈdʊɹi// adj, noun, slang
adj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A dish that was cooked in a tandoor.
- 2 A curry meal. UK, informal
"Call me when you get in and invite me out for a tandoori — Oh, and by the way, Jude e-mailed to say she's still having a ball with Marcus and everything's as sweet as a nut."
- 3 An Indian restaurant, especially one with a tandoor. UK, informal
"He's done those lads at a tandoori when they started giving him grief."
Adjective
- 1 Cooked in a tandoor. not-comparable
Example
More examples"Call me when you get in and invite me out for a tandoori — Oh, and by the way, Jude e-mailed to say she's still having a ball with Marcus and everything's as sweet as a nut."
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindustani तन्दूरी (tandūrī) / تندوری (tandūrī), from Classical Persian تنوری (tanūrī).
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